Ministry of Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy of the Russian Federation
About the ministry. Documentation. Press center, news. Competitions and tenders. Calendar of events. Links.
Federal Agency for Tourism Russian Federation(Rostourism)
News. Legislation. Unified federal register. International activity. Exhibitions. Conferences and seminars. Classification of accommodation facilities. Statistics. Education.
The State Duma Committee on economic policy and entrepreneurship
Information about the structure and composition. Directions of legislative activity, events, link to the website of the Chairman of the Committee. The Committee consists of: Subcommittee on Tourism, Expert Council on the Development of the Tourist Services Market, Expert Council on the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises.
Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation on entrepreneurship in the field of tourism, resort, recreation and hotel activities
Regulations on the Committee. Structure. Work plans. Reports. Meetings. News and events. Legislative activity. State policy in the field of development of tourism, resort business in Russia.
Expert Council under the Federal Antimonopoly Service for the development of competition in the field of tourism
Regulations on the Council. Compound. Meeting minutes.
Russian Union of Travel Industry (PCT)
On the union and its projects. Types of tourism. Information about the tourist possibilities of the countries and regions of Russia, maps. Legislation, legal online consultation. Tips for tourists. Section for professionals of tourist business. News. Special offers. Air and railway schedules. Jobs in the tourist industry. Exhibitions, forums. Documents and articles. Links.
Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR)
On the association and its projects. News. Legal service. Articles. Analytics. Seminars and exhibitions. Information and advice to tourists. Jobs in the tourist industry. Special offers. Forum. Links.
Commission of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs for Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure Industry
Composition of the commission. News.
Association of Active Tourism (AAT)
News. Tour search. Routes. Recommendations. Events. Descriptions of the types of active tourism. Photo gallery.
Association of Business Tourism (Russian Business Travel Association - RBTA)
Advisory, expert-analytical and educational forum of business tourism market and MICE industry in Russia.
Association of resorts and tourism of the Stavropol Territory
On the edge, cities and regions. Types of tourism. Tourism infrastructure and resources. Development of tourism. Calendar of events. News. Cards. Forum. Photo gallery. Links.
Tourist and Sports Union of Russia (TSSR)
Kinds sports tourism. Events calendar. News. Training of tourist personnel, documents. Personalities. Competitions, hikes, travel. Photo exhibitions.
National Academy of Tourism (NAT)
Association of scientific and practical workers in the field of tourism.
Non-commercial partnership "Sancurtour"
Catalog. treatment profiles. Medical consultations. Search. Reviews. Documentation. Forum. Links.
Russian Hotel Association (RGA)
News of association, tourism and hotels. Hotel catalog and booking service. Archive of the magazine "Parade of hotels".
Federation of restaurateurs and hoteliers of Russia (FRIO)
Member directory. Events. Press center. Legislation.
United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Directory of member countries. Programs. Regional representations. News. Events. Statistics.
World Association of Travel Agencies (WATA)
Member directory. Events. Forum. Special offers.
· World Federation of Travel Agents Associations (UFTAA)
News. Membership. Congresses. Press releases. Events. Links.
World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (WFTGA)
Membership. Information. Trainings. Publications. conventions. Photo gallery. Links.
World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)
Member directory. News. Activities and events. Activity. Research. Center for Documentary Sources. Statistics.
Interactive Travel Service Providers Association (ITSA)
Member directory. Press releases. News. Information.
Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE)
Member directory. Programs. Events calendar. Reviews and official documents. Publications. Data bank for personnel selection.
International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators
About the association, membership rules, documents. Reviews by types of tourism in the Arctic, statistics. Photo gallery. Press releases.
Confederation of Youth, Student and Educational Tourism (WYSET)
Member directory. Publications. Press releases. Participation in events.
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Member directory. Working groups and committees. Activity. Services and consultations. Events. Trainings. Press center. News.
International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism (AIEST)
Member directory. Conference minutes. Journal "Tourist review". Links.
· International Tourism Exhibition Association (ITTFA)
Member directory. Exhibition calendar. Reference book for organizers of exhibitions.
· international organization on vocational training in Tourism (AMFORT)
Links to research, educational and training centers, scientific sources. Publications. Vacancies and selection of personnel. News.
International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA)
On-line search for directions, tour operators, accommodation facilities, airlines and other calendar of events. Press releases. Statistics. Advertising. Video recordings.
International Coach Tourism Federation (RDA)
Membership. RDA newspaper. Events. Events. Links.
International Federation of Travel Journalists and Writers (FIJET)
Member directory. FIJET newspaper. Photo reports of events. Events archive.
International Federation of Tour Operators (IFTO)
Member directory. News and publications. Links.
International Bureau of Social Tourism (BITS)
About social tourism. News and information. References, documents, bibliography. Member directory. Photo gallery.
International Travel Alliance (AIT)
Promoting types of tourism. International travel documents. Membership.
Society of Incentive Tourism Leaders (SITE)
Branches. Educational programs. Events. Membership. Forum. Photo gallery. Press releases. Links.
World Student and Educational Tourism Confederation (WYSE)
about the confederation. Mission. Publications, press releases, documents. Events.
European Travel Commission (ETC)
Member directory. Annual report. Promotion of Europe abroad. Statistics. Events. Ecotourism. Press releases. Links.
European Federation for Farming and Rural Tourism (Eurogites)
Directory of member countries. News.
Confederation of national associations of hoteliers and restaurateurs of EU countries (HOTREC)
Member directory. Politics and strategy. News and publications. Classification of categories of hotels in EU countries.
African Tourism Association (ATA)
List of events. Photo gallery. Releases and publications. Links. Membership. Travel online magazine.
Arab World Tourism and Travel Association (AWITTA)
Information on countries. Membership.
Confederation of Tourist Organizations of Latin America (COTAL)
Member directory. Congresses. Reports of the executive committee. Exhibitions.
Pacific Travel Agencies Association (PATA)
News. Events. Information. Publications. Member directory. About the Asia-Pacific
On one's own
17. Transport support for tourism
Tourism involves the movement of people from one place to another, both within the country and abroad. The laws of a number of European countries include transportation among the main services provided to the traveler, along with accommodation services.
The standard international classification of means of transport, developed on the basis of UN proposals, is given in the Recommendations on Tourism Statistics (WTO, 1994). This classification can be used for both domestic and international tourism. It consists of two levels - a category (mode of transport) and a category that defines the vehicle.
1. Air transport: scheduled flights; flights outside the schedule; other air transport
2. Water transport: passenger lines and ferries; Cruises; others.
3. Land transport: rail transport; intercity and city buses, other public transport; private cars for up to 8 people; car rental Vehicle; other means of land transport.
Railway transport. The advent of railroads revolutionized travel. The railroad offered cheap and fast transportation compared to horses and ships. Some years railways were used exclusively for the transport of goods before the thought of transporting people arose.
The basis of the activity of railway passenger transport is the implementation of international and domestic transportation between cities or regions, i.e. provision of transportation services. By international rules sleeping car services are classified as collective accommodation services, and dining car services are catering services.
The cost of transportation services includes: payment for the right to travel on the road for a certain distance according to the transportation tariff; the cost of a reserved seat (the right of a passenger to a sleeping place in carriages of various classes); insurance payment; commission fee for advance ticket sales services, etc.
The quality of service in railway transport depends on the type of train (postal, passenger, fast, company) and the class of accommodation (in a common car, reserved seat, hard, soft, as well as in a sleeping car of direct communication 1st class).
Bus transportation. Combined in a huge network of intercity and city routes, buses carry more people and serve more communities than trains and planes combined. The bus industry makes billions of dollars every year transporting travelers long and short distances. In recent years, it has been focused on the development of programs related to tours.
To attract passengers, many bus companies offer tour packages and a bus rental service. The following types of tours are offered:
- charter - usually used by clubs, organizations or other formed groups for a day trip to a sports competition, museum, shopping center, etc. They usually include accommodation, meals, excursions. On a charter trip, the group is usually not accompanied by anyone;
- accompanied – trips of planned groups. Accompanied tours lasting from five days to four weeks include accommodation in hotels and in most cases meals. During the entire trip, the group is accompanied by a leader;
- independently formed groups – visiting several cities or interesting places on scheduled buses. Excursions and hotel accommodation included;
- flexible - direction in the industry bus tours characterized by a combination with other modes of transport.
The main attractive feature of buses, compared with other types of public transport, for a long time remained their low cost. However, despite the fact that the bus is still cheaper than the train, air fares in Lately dropped significantly to compete with bus companies, especially when traveling over 500 miles.
Instead of continuing to compete with airlines for passengers, several bus companies decided to join them by developing a system of "flexible tickets", i.e. the airline may offer a ticket that includes air travel to the main airport and transportation of passengers by bus from the airport. Bus tickets can be purchased through several distribution channels. For short distances, passengers buy tickets directly at stations before departure or from drivers. Many bus companies join computer reservation systems, thus accepting applications well in advance of the departure date. Tickets for bus trips - escorted, charter, independently formed, flexible - can also be purchased from travel agents or through a tour broker.
Car rental. Car rental companies are divided into two main types of operation: corporate and licensed. Most large firms operate corporately. They buy cars and rent them out to consumers. After a car has traveled 18,000 to 25,000 miles, companies sell it at used car prices directly to the consumer or used car firms. In addition, under the “sell back” program, used vehicles are returned to manufacturers.
Large car rental companies have offices in cities and suburbs, but most of them are still concentrated in airports. The location of the company, convenient for customers, significantly increases the number of cars for rent.
Sea travel (cruises). The cruise industry took a significant place in the tourist market in the early 1970s. and continues to develop. The number of operating routes has increased significantly over the past decade. Cruise routes pass through all possible coastal places - from Alaska to the ice of Antarctica and meet the most diverse requests. All major routes offer flexible pricing to appeal to travelers of all income levels. Many cruise lines offer off-season discounts if the client has booked a trip in advance or if they are returning to the cruise.
A cruise is a unique tourism product that combines transportation and a program (destination). Almost every cruise ship calls at several ports during the journey. This represents the product's transport element "cruise". On most cruises, the main attraction is the ship itself. The ship provides a tourist service resort hotel and the pleasure of being on land. Large liners have up to ten or more decks. Passengers are usually accommodated on the lower decks, above are common areas, swimming pools, etc. On ships cruising in warm countries, the upper deck is open. Cabins can be "external" and "internal". The "external" ones have portholes, while the "internal" ones, facing the central corridor, have no natural light. Cruise operators currently prefer ships with as many "outside" cabins as possible.
There are four main factors that determine the price of a cruise: the length of the cruise; season; the location and size of the cabin; ship type.
Air travel. The plane has become a symbol of travel. Air transport, linking the world, opened new horizons for millions of people, allowed residents different countries and different continents to meet face to face, relax on distant islands, participate in international events and projects.
In the past, airlines were classified as local, regional, national and international. Currently, the classification is carried out according to the annual turnover. The largest carriers have a turnover exceeding 1 billion dollars, national carriers - from 100 million to 1 billion, large regional carriers - from 10 million to 100 million, medium - less than 10 million dollars.
Air carriers provide both scheduled and non-scheduled services. Most airlines operate according to a schedule, i.e. each departure and landing takes place in known time. Flights operated outside the schedule, the so-called charter flights, provide air transportation at lower prices than regular flights. Aircraft can only be used as charter or leased on scheduled airlines.
General aviation provides both conventional and special services. Six categories are distinguished: air taxis operating as charters (these can be special aircraft at airports, even single and twin engines); aircraft belonging to enterprises and firms for the transportation of production personnel, as well as helicopters; special aircraft for aerial photography, fire, medical, etc.; aircraft for training professional pilots; private jets for business and travel; sports aircraft.
When buying an air ticket, an air transportation agreement is concluded. According to the agreement, the aviation company (carrier) undertakes to transport the passenger and his baggage (of a certain weight) to the destination point, providing a seat on the aircraft making the flight indicated on the ticket, and in the event that the passenger checks in the baggage, to deliver the latter to the destination point and issue it to the person authorized to receive.
Transportation documents are: when transporting passengers - a ticket; when transporting the passenger's belongings as baggage - a baggage receipt.
Each airline determines the rules for the transportation of people and goods independently. These rules must comply with the national legislation of the country through which the travel route passes, and international bilateral and multilateral agreements.
In any airline in the world, there are three main classes, each of which has its own letter designation on the ticket: the first (P); business class (C); economy class (U). The cost of an air ticket depends primarily on the fare. There are normal and special rates.
Municipal state institution of additional
children's education Inza district center of children's creativity
on the basis of MKOU Oskinskaya secondary school
Reviewed and approved at the meeting
Pedagogical Council of the MKU DO IRCDT
Protocol No. _________ dated ___________
Secretary ________________________ "I approve"
Director of MKU DO IRTSDT
V.N. Zaichenkova__________
"____" ____________ 201 _
WORKING PROGRAMM
for the Tourist Association of Interest
Teacher of additional education
Poteshkin Pavel Viktorovich
Age of children: 8-16 years old
Inza
Explanatory note
Tourism is an excellent and effective means of educating the younger generation. Tourism in our school is a mass movement of children and teenagers.
The novelty of the program. We see the main task of tourism in opening up a wide scope for revealing the abilities of children, making them spiritually richer, more meaningful, multifaceted, and educating a person who is able to withstand difficulties, a real citizen of his country.
A hiking trip, an orienteering competition track is not only kilometers traveled from point "A" to point "B", which is very important in itself, but the acquisition of vital skills. Friendship, comradeship, mutual assistance are brought up here, independence, observation, speed of reaction, logical thinking are developed. An inexperienced person, once in a difficult situation, cannot always make the right decision, act competently and prudently. A good tourist, an orienteering athlete will be able to quickly and correctly understand a difficult situation.
Relevance of the program . Today, more than ever, the question of the need to change one's attitude to life, to nature and to ensure appropriate upbringing and education of the new generation is relevant.
The combination of orienteering, local history and tourism contributes to the formation of a child's ideas about the interaction between man and the environment, healthy lifestyle skills, love for his native land, striving for tourism excellence.
Additional program. This program can serve as a guide for leaders of local history circles of any profile.
Purpose of the program - comprehensive and harmonious development of the personality, education physically and morally healthy person, the formation of logical and economic thinking.
Tasks:
Educational
Acquisition and expansion of knowledge on tourism, local history and ethnography;
Studying by schoolchildren native land, their small Motherland, the environment;
Learning the rules of behavior in nature during excursions, hikes
Preparing children for school, city and district tourism and local history events.
Educational
Creation of conditions for meeting the interests of children, personal development, disclosure of its creative potential;
Development of tourism skills and interest in self-employment;
Physical development.
Educational
Formation of a sense of love and pride for their small homeland;
Formation of a healthy lifestyle;
Raising in children confidence in their importance, a sense of human dignity, an understanding of the value human life and awareness of one's own responsibility for maintaining health and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
The program is designed for one year of study and is intended for students in grades 2-11.
During practical and theoretical classes, the knowledge gained in the lessons of the surrounding world of geography, biology, physics is consolidated, as well as new ones are acquired. This not only broadens the horizons of the guys, but also prepares them for choosing a profession, serving in the army.
The association's theoretical training classes are held in the school premises using teaching aids(maps, atlases, topographic plans, compass, etc.). Practical classes are held within the village of Oskino.
In practical classes, and especially on hikes, the circle members will be able to show their physical abilities, creative and organizational skills.
The program includes three classes per week for 2 hours.
The course includes elements of topography, orienteering and hiking techniques.
In the process of training, the children receive theoretical knowledge:
by types of tourism;
on geography and ecology of the Inza region;
on the organization and conduct of a hiking trip practical skills and abilities;
work with different types of maps;
organizing bivouacs, kindling fires, orienteering;
keeping a field diary and compiling reports of tourist trips.
Testing of knowledge, skills and abilities is carried out in the form of tests, practical tasks, orienteering competitions.
Thematic lesson plan of the association of interests "Tourist"
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Lesson Topics
Number of lessons
Total
Theor.
Prakt.
Introductory lesson
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
Topographer's ABC
Compass. Azimuth. Distance measurement
topographic signs. Topographic map
tourist equipment
knot
Training campaign and analysis of its results
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
On the orienteering track
Types and nature of orienteering competitions
Organization of the movement on a hiking trip
Overcoming obstacle course
Tourist hygiene and first aid
On the snow-covered expanses (winter hike). Results of the hike
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
The road doesn't end
Features of orientation in a complex pedestrian journey
Technique and practice of movement in a complex walking tour
Physical preparation of participants of a complex tourist trip
Tourist travel. Breakdown of results.
Total: (3 times a week for 2 hours) - 216 hours
Program content
Topic 1 . Introductory lesson.Tourism and health.
The work plan of the association, the mode of classes and training. Materials and tools needed for classes in the circle.
Topic 2 Topographer's ABC.Compass. Azimuth. Distance measurement.
types of compasses. Compass Rules. sighting. Direct and reverse serifs. Azimuth determination. Back azimuth. Methods for measuring distances on the ground. Medium step. Eye gauge.
Compass map orientation. Serif exercise. build on paper from a given point the given azimuths (NE, S, SW, etc.) and show the azimuth value with an arc. Run by eye without a protractor. Determine the back azimuth from the given one. Mixed orienteering exercise without the use of a compass. Graphic solution of mixed orientation problems. Exercise for visual assessment of the azimuth. Measuring your average stride. Eye training.
topographic signs. Topographic map.
Local items on aerial photography of the site earth's surface. The role of topographic signs on the plan and map. Sign groups. Color, shapes and sizes of signs. Sketching of topographic signs in groups (65 characters). Explanation of signs and unfamiliar local objects. Topographic and geographic map. Handling a map on a hike. Scale types. Determination of azimuths, lines on the map.
Practical lessons on the topic. Recognition of signs on the map. Reading the map along the routes. Topographic dictation. Identification on the map of elements that are less subject to change than others. Compilation of a list of local items, grouped according to the degree of rapidity of change. Scale conversion to natural. Measurement of azimuths of various directions on the map.
Tourist equipment. Tourist shoes and clothing. List of personal equipment. Requirements for a backpack, dishes, etc. Care of feet and shoes on a hiking step hiker. Building a chain. intervals. Responsibilities of guiding and trailing. Movement mode: running hour and halts, normal speed, number of running hours. Halt and bivouac.
Practical lessons on the topic. Packing a backpack. Setting up a tent. Breeding a fire.
Practical lesson
Professional tourism associations
Professional associations are created in order to solve issues through the joint efforts of their members, none of the interested members is able to solve on their own. Tourism enterprises, unlike other components of the tourism industry, are highly mobile and have low turnover. With the exception of leading tour operators, which combine hundreds and thousands of smaller travel agencies, tourism enterprises can be classified as small businesses with limited administrative and economic resources. At the same time, as in any other sector of the economy, there are certain corporate problems in the tourism industry, the solution of which will benefit all subjects of this type of activity. For example, the issue of developing service standards in hotels, advertising and promoting a joint product, conducting market research or information support for the industry can only be solved by joint efforts. These considerations formed the basis of the process of consolidation of individual tourism enterprises into associations and unions with the corresponding delegation of powers to protect the interests of participants at the national and international levels. Associations take on some functions of state tourism management bodies, in particular, the coordination of activities of tourism enterprises.
Tourist enterprises that have achieved some success tend to join professional international or national associations, membership in which not only contributes to the expansion of the professional outlook of members, but also changes their image in the national tourism market.
Let us briefly characterize the international associations and unions that play the most prominent role in the post-war history of tourism.
International organizations.
International Association for Excursion Services and Tours (ISTA) - unites companies that are engaged in excursion services. The Association was established in 1953. The main activity is the annual publication of the Tariff Guide for Tours and Excursion Services, in which alphabetical order by country, information is provided on programs and prices of tours organized by ISTA members.
International Travel Alliance(AIT) is an international tourism organization, the full members of which are national automobile associations and tourist clubs, uniting individual members, or national federations, consisting of associations of tourists. Members who join are organizations that do not organize tourists or tourism associations, but wish to provide assistance to the AGT and whose goal is to develop tourism.
The organization was founded in 1919. The goal is the development of all types of international tourism and autotourism. The main activities are carried out by three permanent commissions: the Policy Commission, the Transport Commission and the Customs Commission.
International Federation of Tourism Journalists and Writers(FIJET) - its members e national associations journalists and writers who deal with tourism issues. There is also the category of individual AND dual members. FIJET was established in 1954. The goal is to promote the humanistic principles of international tourism, to establish friendly business contacts between journalists and writers, and to protect their professional interests.
The International Academy of Tourism was established in 1951 with the aim of promoting and protecting the cultural values of tourism, preserving and developing its humanistic traditions. The activity of the Academy is to coordinate the publication of a dictionary of tourist terms, the journal "Vestnik Akademii", brochures and studies on the cultural and humanistic problems of tourism, as well as to conduct competitions of printed works on culture and tourism.
International Association of Hotels and Restaurants(IN & RA) founded 1946 and is the successor International Association hotel owners, founded in 1869 and 1921 transformed into the International Hotel Union. The secretariat and headquarters of the Association are located in Paris (France).
The charter defines the following main tasks:
Association of national hotel associations of all countries, as well as individual hotels and restaurants serving foreign tourists;
Protecting the personal and professional interests of hotel and restaurant owners;
Development of the hotel industry, study of issues of freedom of movement, management of the hotel industry, international financial settlements, insurance, labor supply, etc.;
Informing members of the association about hotels, restaurants and travel companies.
International Camping and Caravanning Federation(FIKK) is an international tourism organization whose members are national federations and associations of camping and caravanning. Fikki has a Tourist Information Center and several specialized commissions. The rally is held annually. The Fikki Secretariat is located in Brussels (Belgium).
The International Association of Tourism Experts (AIEST) is an international tourism organization that brings together both individual members - persons engaged in scientific activities in the field of tourism, and associate members - organizations and institutions interested in the activities of AIEST. The organization has the character of a scientific community and aims to support scientific activity of its members, ensuring the exchange of documentation and experience, supporting the activities of tourism scientific institutions and centers for the training of tourism personnel. The AIEST secretariat is located in Bern (Switzerland).
International Organization for Vocational Training in Tourism(AMFORT) was established in 1969 with the aim of improving the methods of professional tourism training, streamlining and standardizing programs, introducing into training technical means. AMFORT members have research centers and schools, official tourism organizations and enterprises, tourism specialists. At the initiative of AMFORT, an international certificate of a tourism specialist was issued. The AMFORT Secretariat is located in Madrid (Spain).
Regional associations. The Pacific Rim Tourism Association (PATA) is a non-governmental international tourism organization with more than 2,200 members from 64 countries representing national tourism organizations, transport and hotel associations, travel wholesalers and retailers, as well as various organizations associated with the tourism industry. The association was founded in 1951 Pat's main goal is to promote the development of tourism in the Pacific Ocean. Pat's headquarters is located in San Francisco (USA).
The Confederation of Tourism Organizations of Latin America (Kotal) is a regional tourism organization of Latin America, which unites more than 900 Latin American travel companies, transport and hotel companies, as well as 350 travel companies and organizations from Asia, Africa, America, and Europe. Founded in April 1957 The main task of Kotal is to unite the activities of all travel companies, companies and national tourism associations in order to develop the tourism industry in Latin America. The Kotal Secretariat is located in Buenos Aires (Argentina).
European Tourism Commission(ETK) was established in 1948; its members are national tourism organizations of 23 European countries. The purpose of the organization is to promote the attraction of foreign tourism to Europe, especially from the USA, Canada, Japan, as well as within European tourism. The ETC Secretariat is located in Dublin (Ireland).
Association of European Travel Wholesalers (GOETO). There are six categories of membership in GOETO: 1) employees of tour operator firms with at least 25 years of experience; 2) at least 10 years; 3) founding members who have completed their work in tourism; 4) members who have joined with five years of service; 5) associate members with five years of experience in organizations related to tourism; 6) honorary members elected by the GOETO Council. Goeto's goal is to exchange information and establish contacts between tourism enterprises. The GOETO Secretariat is located in Cannes (France).
Trade union and youth organizations
International Bureau of Social Tourism (Wits) is a non-governmental international tourism organization, whose full members are international and national organizations whose activities are related to social tourism; members of the affiliates - groups and organizations that are engaged in activities useful for social tourism. Established in 1963 to promote the development of social tourism on an international scale. At the same time, social tourism is understood as all the phenomena that arise from the participation in tourism of segments of the population with modest incomes. The BITS Secretariat is located in Brussels (Belgium).
Travel agency associations
Travel agency associations exist in more than 80 countries. Their main tasks are: observing the interests of travel agents in relations with government agencies, transport and hotel organizations, studying the tourism market, exchanging experience and establishing business contacts.
Depending on the country and its tourism potential, national associations of travel agents unite from 6-7 to 20,000 members.
The largest national associations of travel agents are the American Society of Travel Agents (ACTA), the Association of British Travel Agents of France (SNAV), the Union of Canadian Travel Associations (ACTA), the National Spanish Association, the Union of German Travel Agencies (DRV), the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA), Japan Travel Agents Association (jati).
Control questions and tasks
1. What is the essence and what are the structure and tools state regulation international tourism activities?
2. Describe the main mechanisms to support the development of international tourism.
3. Name the main features legal regulation international tourism activities in different countries.
4. List the tasks "that face certification in tourism.
5. Why is standardization needed in international tourism?
6. What is "tourism licensing" and what are the features of tourism licensing in different countries?
7. What are the features of tax regulation of international tourism activities in different countries.
8. Describe the features of the investment policy of the state in relation to international tourism.
9. How does the state participate in solving the issues of training personnel for the tourism sector?
10. Why should the state pursue a special environmental policy in relation to international tourism?
11. What issues related to the scope of activities of travel companies are resolved at the level of general legislation "what is the subject of tourism regulations?
12. What is the difference between commission agreements and agency agreements ^ used in tourism practice?
13. How are the activities of travel companies handled in Spain?
14. How does French tourism law protect consumer rights in tourism?
15. What are the reasons for "prompting tourism industry enterprises to unite in professional associations and unions.
16. What is the purpose of the leading professional associations in the field of tourism?
MOU DOD DYUTS "Harmony"
Chanovsky district of the Novosibirsk region
Educational program
tourist association
"Tropochka"
Designed for children from 11 to 16 years old.
Implemented within three years.
Teacher of additional education for children
D. Osintsevo
Explanatory note.
Tourism resources are huge and have not yet been fully explored. But wherever there is a tourist association, where tourist gatherings or trips are skillfully organized, there is a positive impact of tourism on the health of children, on the development of their self-confidence and knowledge. At the present stage of the life of our society, the problem of the health of the nation, and in particular the health of school-age children, occupies a special place. Every year more and more children come to school various diseases. When children finish school, the percentage of sick children increases. School tourism can improve the health of children. Distracts them from addictions (smoking, alcohol, drug addiction) and criminal gangs. It helps to rally groups of different ages into a single team, to develop such qualities necessary in later life as cohesion, mutual understanding, mutual assistance, helping the weak, the ability to navigate in various extreme conditions.
Tourism in high school develops in direct connection with general educational tasks. The composition of the creative association includes children from 5 to 11 classes. In our time, a teenager is often deprived of the possibility of self-realization. Large workloads at school, aggressive psychological pressure from the mass media, often form in him an egoistic, consumerist attitude towards the world, make him defenseless against real life. Tourism helps to develop a personality out of a teenager. And at this age, children have an interest in themselves, in their abilities, self-esteem is formed. The child tries to take his place in the team. It is necessary to give him the opportunity to engage in some kind of activity, otherwise it is difficult to count on the appearance of a teenager in a proper appeal to people, to himself, to professional skills and duties. One of the most effective means of tempering one's character and acquiring moral and ethical life values and guidelines is tourism.
So - school tourism is inseparable from a deeper study of the nature of the native land, folk traditions and customs. And this means that work is underway not only to improve health, but also to patriotic, aesthetic education of students. Developing respect for the environment, native nature, native land, to each other, to the Motherland. Courage, patriotism, the ability to achieve what was conceived, to defeat an opponent and one’s weaknesses, to “take a hit” (lose) are brought up. The teacher's personal example is great. In tourism, the teacher is not an observer, but an active participant, with all his behavior he constantly teaches and educates. In the process of completing this program, the pupil learns to navigate the terrain, recognize medicinal and poisonous plants, set up and assemble a tent, light fires, cook food in field conditions, and provide first aid to the victim. It should be noted that additional education really complements school education on a practical level. It is well known that knowledge of theory, not supported by practice, is worth nothing. In addition, students receive concepts about various new sciences, such as toponymy and others. Tourist training at school is the most important factor in the comprehensive education of the younger generation and their involvement in work.
The Tropochka program is educational and developmental in nature and is aimed at revealing individual psychological features students, mastering tourist skills that allow them to live freely and navigate in nature, independently prepare and conduct a trip. This educational program for tourism on the basis of the Osintsevskaya secondary school of the Chanovsky district of the Novosibirsk region, taking into account its location, the surrounding landscape and the material equipment of the association with tourist equipment. This program is relevant, especially for our area and is in demand. Not enough attention is paid to tourism work, so the Tropochka program will help to deal with this issue more closely. Will try to raise the tourist work to the proper height.
Tourism work is carried out in our school for 4 years, classes are held in the classroom and in nature. The work is carried out with pupils who have a medical permit for tourism. The composition of students is constant, because the children are interested. Here, children from low-income families feel comfortable, students who are weak in their studies, who are offended at school, have found their place, because. they are more adapted to life in the street environment and we only direct their interests in the right direction. The enrollment of children is free, children come to us of their own free will. Form of employment: group, collective, individual.
All children, regardless of age features, combined into a common group. The training program is designed for 3 years.
Methods: At each stage of the program implementation, the most wide range methods that ensure the most effective assimilation of the material by each pupil. I choose specific methods of work according to the composition of the group, its training, personal capabilities. So, it is reasonable to conduct theoretical classes in the form of conversations, lectures - consultations, using visual materials, combining theory with practice, field classes - seminars, workshops (including individual), creative, experimental practical work on the ground. Great importance for the tourist and local history circle has an excursion method. The very word "excursion" indicates an exit, a departure from home. From this point of view, even a 10-minute exit with students to the school garden, there is already an excursion. The excursion expands the horizons, enriches with new knowledge. The knowledge gained on the excursion is preceded and accompanied by a number of motor sensations - from walking to running, climbing and all kinds of movement in general. They say that a person is known on the road.
In the classes preceding the excursion, it is necessary to give preliminary information on the issues that will be raised during the trip. You can give the task to read certain books.
When studying the topic "Nature Protection", it should be borne in mind that the time allotted by the thematic plan is only the foundation for further work. Schoolchildren should understand that the protection of the natural environment and the rational use of natural resources is one of the most important, global problems. When studying the native land, one should use the memories of old-timers, museum materials. Having shown the territory of the native land, we can say that the native land is a very broad concept. Throughout life, people carry love for him.
When studying the tourist topic, first of all, it is worth paying attention to the material base necessary for conducting hiking trips. The main purpose of the classes on this topic is to teach young travelers to choose the right equipment and use it depending on the type of tourism and travel area, season, complexity and duration of the trip. Depending on the specifics of local history tasks performed on the route.
Target: Education of a healthy, communicative, independent personality, a person who consciously makes decisions through tourism activities.
Tasks:
1.Educational :
- Teaching children the ABC of tourism - giving them basic information on
organization, preparation and conduct of campaigns, basic information about the region,
knowledge of the basics of topography, hygiene, medical care, etc.
Ability to independently calculate the trip.
- Formation of knowledge about hiking. Knot tying skills, settings
tents, breeding and kindling a fire, etc.
Improving sportsmanship through practical and theoretical
3. Developing:
- Develop cognitive interest, independence, observation,
curiosity, personal activity, communication skills.
Create a sustainable need for healthy way life.
Develop the ability to work with special literature.
Develop a sense of responsibility for your actions, for the assigned work.
2. Educators:
Education in schoolchildren of patriotism, respect for the natural
and cultural heritage native land.
- To educate students on the heroic examples of our countrymen, heroes
Great Patriotic War and labor heroes.
Ways of checking and summing up.
The results of work at each stage are determined by the degree of mastering practical skills based on the acquired knowledge. The criterion of success is determined by the result of the group's participation in competitions of the school and regional ranks, as well as the individual results of the group's competitions in orientation, tourism techniques, everyday life and other issues of the content of the program. In addition, we track the results of individual psychological growth. We also hold conferences, exhibitions, KVN and other events, at which we also test the tourist knowledge and skills of pupils.
The following equipment is used for theoretical and practical classes:
compass-3 pcs.
tent x 3
honey first aid kit-1 pc.
topographic maps-3 room.
weather observation tables-1 series
methodological aids.
1 year of study - "Tourist"
2nd year of study - "Tourist"
3rd year of study - "Experienced tourist"
Working mode:
| Monday | "Experienced Tourist" | 3 year of study | ||
| group "Tourist" | 1 year of study | |||
| "Experienced Tourist" | 3 year of study | |||
| group "Tourist" | 1 year of study |
Educational - thematic plan of the 1st year of study.
| Topic | Number of hours |
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| theory | practice | Total |
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| Introductory lesson | ||||
| Orientation on the ground | ||||
| Hiking technology | ||||
| The health of the hikers | ||||
| Tourist knots | ||||
| topographic preparation. | ||||
| Hiking trips | ||||
| Educational work | ||||
| Working with parents | ||||
| Total: | ||||
Topic 1 Introductory lesson:
History of tourism development from the period ancient world:
dating games;
Filling out questionnaires;
Acquaintance with the work plan;
Methods: conversation, questioning, story.
Theme 2 Orientation on the ground:
Orientation methods (according to local characteristics, according to natural characteristics);
Compass, compass device, types of compasses (school, liquid);
Azimuth (direct, reverse);
Orientation by legend (compass);
Orientation in a given direction;
Forms: Individual, group, combined.
Methods: conversation, questioning, story, explanation, example method.
Equipment: Compasses, multimedia equipment.
Theme 3 Hiking technique:
Organization of self-insurance;
Mounted ferry;
Parallel ropes;
Descent, ascent in a sports way;
Overcoming the swamp over bumps;
Log crossing with self-insurance;
pendulum crossing;
Forms: Individual, group, combined.
Equipment: Ropes, carabiners, jumar, safety system, poles, log, multimedia equipment.
Theme 4
Tourist equipment:
Tourist equipment on a hike (personal, group, storage, delivery).
Special equipment:
Ropes (types of ropes);
Carabiners;
Insurance system.
Workshops:
Packing a backpack;
Setting up a tent;
Breakdown of the bivouac in the field.
Forms: Individual, group, combined.
Theme 5 Health of the hikers:
Norms of personal and public hygiene;
Ecology and tourism.
environmental requirements.
Ecological work on the trip.
Poisonous plants.
The main functions of a physician.
First aid kit: composition and storage.
Typical injuries on a hike, their prevention and first aid for: colds, cuts, bleeding, bruises, fractures, abrasions, burns, poisoning.
Rules for transporting the victim
The choice of medicines from the first aid kit and the provision of first aid in case of conditional injury.
Distinguish poisonous plants from non-poisonous in practice.
Forms: Individual, group, combined.
Theme 6 Tourist nodes:
From the history of the node;
Knot tying rules;
Node elements.
Node types:
Knots for tying ropes;
Knots for mounting on a support;
Nodes are conductors;
Control nodes;
Grasping knots.
Knot tying technique.
Application in practice.
Forms: Individual, group, combined.
Theme 7 Topographic preparation:
Definition of the term "Topography, terrain".
Topographic signs;
Topographic maps (legend, scale).
Workshops:
Topographic dictation;
Determining the distance on the map;
Drawing up a plan of the area of the route of the campaign.
Forms: Individual, group, combined.
Theme 8 Hiking trips:
Tourist opportunities of the Chanovsky district;
Organization and preparation for a weekend trip;
Acquisition of a tourist group;
Distribution of responsibilities in the group;
Tourist group equipment;
Catering;
Camping first aid kit;
Paperwork.
Theme 9 Educational work:
Excursion to the regional Chanovsky Museum.
Theme 10 Working with parents:
Individual conversations with parents in order to analyze the activities of students, their successes and mistakes. Preparing for a weekend trip.
Expected results.
1 year of study
| 1. The order of organizing and conducting a weekend hike. | 1. Move along roads and trails as part of a group. |
| 2. Fundamentals of tourist technology. | 2. Organize a camping life, draw up a food layout for a weekend trip. |
| 3. Fundamentals of topography and orientation. | 3. Overcome simple, natural obstacles. |
| 4. Know dangerous and poisonous plants. | 4. Navigate with a map and compass in easy terrain. |
| 5. Methods for the prevention of typical diseases and the main methods and means of providing first aid. | 5. Provide first medical aid. |
| 6. Rules of conduct outside settlements. | 6. Apply this knowledge in practice. |
| 7. Safety requirements in the campaign. | 7. Perform the general duties of a participant in the campaign. |
| 8. List of group and personal equipment and rules for caring for it. | |
| 9. Rules for cooking. | |
| 10. Rules for arranging a bivouac. | |
| 11. Norms of personal and public hygiene, environmental requirements for the group. |
Educational - thematic plan 2 years of study.
| Topic | Number of hours |
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| theory | practice | Total |
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| Introductory lesson | ||||
| Orientation on the ground | ||||
| Hiking technology | ||||
| Material and technical base of the campaign. | ||||
| The health of the hikers | ||||
| Tourist knots | ||||
| topographic preparation. | ||||
| Hiking trips | ||||
| Educational work | ||||
| Working with parents | ||||
| Total: | ||||
Topic 1 Introductory lesson:
Filling out questionnaires;
Acquaintance with the work plan;
Results of the summer campaign;
Safety briefing.
Forms: collective.
Equipment: Photo albums, multimedia equipment.
Theme 2 Orientation on the ground:
Map, scale and its types
Azimuth (direct, reverse), determination of azimuth on the map and on the ground;
Orientation according to the legend (compass) - fixation;
Methods for determining distances to inaccessible objects;
Features of the terrain image on orienteering maps;
Rules for conducting tourist competitions - indicative stages;
Breakdown of the route for orientation.
Forms: Individual, group, combined.
Theme 3 Hiking technique:
Basic methods of insurance;
railings on speed and quality;
Safety system (solid, chest, harness), basic and
auxiliary ropes;
Carabiners, jumars;
Rules for passing the technical stages of the tourist obstacle course:
1. ascent and descent with a grasping knot;
2. hinged ferry;
3. parallel ropes;
4. descent, ascent in a sports way;
5. overcoming the swamp over bumps;
6. crossing a log with self-insurance;
Educational and training sessions in the field to develop elements of hiking technology.
Hiking safety techniques
Forms: Individual, group, combined.
Methods: conversation, story, explanation, example method, application in practice.
Equipment: Ropes, carabiners, jumar, safety system, poles, log, multimedia equipment
Theme 4 Material and technical base of the trip:
The main functions of the outfitter, navigator, cartographer, photographer, medic,
camp commandant;
Group equipment: list, storage, care, issue, acceptance.
The main functions of the deputy head, supply manager, repair master;
Safety precautions for storage of sharp and combustible objects;
Catering for hikes of various durations;
Rules for hanging, packaging and storage of products;
Rules for preparing camp meals;
Docking by weight of equipment and food.
Forms: Individual, group, combined.
Methods: conversation, questioning, story, exercise, show
Equipment: ropes, carabiners, harness, backpacks, tents.
Theme 5 Health of the hikers:
Water purification in extreme situations;
Manufacture of personal hygiene items;
Watching environment;
Typical injuries during a hike, their prevention and first aid for: colds, cuts, bleeding, bruises, fractures, abrasions, burns, poisoning (fixing);
Manufacture of devices for the transfer of the victim;
Applying a tourniquet and stopping bleeding, types of bleeding;
Forms: Individual, group, combined.
Methods: conversation, story, exercise, show, cards.
Equipment: first aid kit, cards, stretcher.
Theme 6 Tourist nodes:
Nodes - classification by use;
The use of knots in medicine;
Knitting knots for speed and quality;
Forms: Individual, group, combined.
Methods: conversation, story, explanation, example method, demonstration, testing.
Equipment: Ropes of various lengths and thicknesses, multimedia equipment.
Theme 7 Topographic preparation:
Topographic signs;
Methods for depicting relief on topographic maps and sports maps
orientation;
Workshops:
Methods for compiling topographic maps;
Topographic dictation;
Development of a hiking route on the map
Forms: Individual, group, combined.
Methods: conversation, story, explanation, example method.
Equipment: Topographic maps, tablets.
Theme 8 Hiking trips:
Development, preparation and implementation of a 2-day trip;
Filling out the itinerary;
Development of the route, determination of the goals of the campaign;
Paperwork;
Meteorological measurements and observations.
Theme 9 Educational work
Water surveillance. Ecological observations.
Theme 10 Working with parents:
Individual conversations with parents in order to analyze the activities of students, their successes and mistakes. Preparing for a 2 day hike. Conversation "Improvement of children on campaigns"
Expected results.
2 year of study.
| 1. The procedure for preparing multi-day trips. | 1. Organize a camping life, make a layout of products for a multi-day hike. |
| 2. Ways to overcome various natural obstacles. | 2. Own self-insurance techniques. |
| 3. Several travel songs. | 3. Apply multiple knots. |
| 4. Medicinal plants. | 4. Provide first medical aid. |
| 5. Basic principles of photography, reportage and landscape photography. | 5. Write a description of a one-day trip. |
| 6. Functions of all participants at all stages of preparation and conduct of the trip. | 6. Participate in all stages of competitions in the technique of hiking. |
Educational - thematic plan 3 years of study.
| Topic | Number of hours |
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| theory | practice | Total |
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| Introductory lesson | ||||
| Orientation on the ground | ||||
| Hiking technology | ||||
| Material and technical base of the campaign. | ||||
| The health of the hikers | ||||
| Tourist knots | ||||
| topographic preparation. | ||||
| Hiking trips | ||||
| Educational work | ||||
| Working with parents | ||||
| Total: | ||||
Topic 1 Introductory lesson:
General questions of organization of work;
Conditions for participation in hikes, requirements for participants;
Filling out questionnaires;
Acquaintance with the work plan;
Prospects for the work of the tourist association;
Acquaintance with the "Regulations on the campaign";
General information on the preparation and conduct of campaigns;
Study of individual psychological characteristics of students;
Safety briefing;
Development of safety standards during field training;
Completing a summer trip report.
Forms: collective.
Methods: conversation, questioning, storytelling, briefing.
Equipment: Photo albums, multimedia equipment.
Theme 2 Orientation on the ground:
Team and individual passage of the control and tourist route (orientation according to the legend, in a given direction, along the route indicated on the map, along the marked distance, along the azimuth, by choice);
Drafting technical description route;
Map correction;
Route topographic survey;
Orientation in conditions of changing weather;
Orientation in time;
Forms: Individual, group, combined.
Methods: conversation, questioning, storytelling, explanation, practical exercises, competitions on the ground.
Equipment: Compasses, multimedia equipment, route sheets, rulers, pencils, watches.
Theme 3 Hiking technique:
Standards and types of loads, the pace of movement, planning and development of the route;
Practical testing of elements of a tourist obstacle course for quality and time (mounted crossing, ascent and descent in a sports way, ascent by a grab, ascent and descent with a prusik on a grasping knot, ascent with a jumar, traverse, overcoming a log, rhombus, square, overcoming a swamp over bumps, overcoming a swamp with the help of poles, a pendulum, a butterfly) as part of a group;
Transportation of a conditionally injured person through technical stages;
Overcoming a tourist obstacle course with homing and removal
railings on speed and quality;
Putting on a safety system for a while;
Rules for passing the technical stages of the tourist obstacle course:
Technique of safe behavior in the campaign;
Work at CP.
Forms: collective, individual.
Methods: conversation, practical exercises, competitions.
Equipment : ropes, cords, safety systems, poles, carabiners, jumar, prusiks, multimedia equipment.
Theme 4 Material and technical base of the trip:
Preparation of menus and product layouts for a 2-3 day trip;
Distribution of weight on the route;
Equipment repair;
Development of the route 2-3 - day hike;
Study of tourist songs;
Bivouac work.
Forms: Individual, group, combined.
Methods: conversation, questioning, story, exercise, show
Equipment: ropes, carabiners, harness, backpacks, tents.
Theme 5 Health of the hikers:
Drinking regimen and maintaining the water-salt balance in the body;
Clarification and disinfection of water;
General preventive measures;
Ways to make fire without matches;
Fundamentals of rational nutrition and diet;
Forms: Individual, group, combined.
Methods: conversation, story, exercise, show, cards.
Equipment: first aid kit, cards, stretcher.
Theme 6 Tourist nodes:
Tourist knots, application in practice in tourist life during the organization of crossings;
Knots for tents and stretchers;
The study of nodes not previously studied;
Knotting for speed and quality, both in the team standings and personal;
Forms: Individual, group, combined.
Methods: conversation, story, explanation, example method, demonstration, testing.
Equipment: Ropes of various lengths and thicknesses, multimedia equipment.
Theme 7 Topographic preparation:
Conventional signs according to their purpose (large-scale, off-scale, explanatory);
Determination of traces of vehicles;
Study of footprints of a pedestrian;
The choice of the route of movement;
Determining the age of the trace;
Some rules of the tracker;
The behavior of animals and birds as a sign of the appearance of people.
Forms: Individual, group, combined.
Methods: conversation, story, explanation, example method.
Equipment: Topographic maps, tablets.
Theme 8 Hiking trips:
Fulfillment of standards for physical training;
Repair and manufacture of equipment;
Organization and conduct of a hike with an overnight stay in the field, standards
on the “Tourist of Russia” badge, from the history of campaigns;
Acquaintance with the route book;;
Paperwork;
Passage of the commission in the rural feldsher obstetric station;
Safety briefing;
Full mastery of the campaign preparation algorithm;
Forms: collective, group.
Methods: conversation, practical exercises.
Equipment: tables of standards, maps of the Chanovsky district.
Theme 9 Educational work
Organization of a school tour. rally. Visiting school museums in the area.
Theme 10 Working with parents:
Individual conversations with parents in order to analyze the activities of students, their successes and mistakes. Preparing for a 2 day hike. Joint hike parents and children "Mom, dad, I am a tourist family"
Expected results.
3 year of study.
| 1. Discharge standards for sports tourism. | 1. Independently prepare and conduct a multi-day trip and draw up a report on the trip. |
| 2. Rules for the preparation and organization of multi-day trips. | 2. Carry out the necessary environmental protection measures. |
| 3. Rules for participation in tourist competitions, conditions for the implementation of tourist categories. | 3. Provide first aid for all types of injuries and diseases. |
| 4. Participate in competitions in tourist all-around, carry out various technical actions. |
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| 5. Participate in the simplest rescue and transportation operations. |
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| 6. Perform the functions of any participant in the campaign. |
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| 7. Freely navigate nature. |
Literature.
1. Yu.A. Shalkov "Health of the tourist"
3. "Medicinal plants" House of health education.
4. S. Balenko "Survival Textbook" (experience of an elite special forces unit)
5. I.V. Balabanov Knots. Reference edition.
6. V.A. Shkenev "Sports applied tourism"
7. V. G. Volovich "How to survive in an extreme situation"
8. A.I. Gomonchuk "Fundamentals of Medical Knowledge"
In a modern capitalist society, for the stable development of tourism, only state assistance in the form of federal programs is not enough. Travel agencies themselves are looking for ways to solve problems. To do this, they unite in unions, societies, etc. One of the most famous is the Russian Union of Travel Industry.
The Russian Union of the Travel Industry (PCT) is the largest business association in the industry, which includes more than 1,000 organizations of the travel industry, the hotel industry, the sanatorium and resort complex, as well as transport, insurance, consulting companies, educational institutions, regional associations and tourism management bodies, the mass media information, regularly covering the issues of tourism development.
The organization was established on July 25, 1993 and until 2002 was called the Russian Association of Travel Agencies (RATA). In accordance with the decision of the VIII Congress of RATA, the Association was transformed into the Russian Union of the Tourist Industry. This decision was dictated, firstly, by the actual composition of the members of the organization, and secondly, by the nature of the economic and legal relations that have developed in the field of tourism as an intersectoral economic complex.
Being non-profit organization, PCT protects the corporate interests of its members and the rights of the clients they serve. The Union considers its most important task to be the creation of a civilized tourism market in the country and the promotion of the development of the domestic tourism industry at the federal and regional levels.
In the structure of the PCT 14 regional offices: Buryat, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Crimean, Nizhny Novgorod, Primorskoe, Rostov, Samara, Northwestern, Stavropol, Tver, Udmurt, Khabarovsk and Central Chernozem. There are representations in Great Britain, Germany, Israel, the USA and Canada. Within the framework of the PCT, committees and commissions work: for domestic tourism, for inbound tourism, for children and youth tourism, bus, air transport, sanatorium and resort, etc.
One of the main activities of the PCT is participation in the formation of the legal framework for the development of the tourism sector. Adopted in 1996, the federal law “On the Fundamentals of Tourist Activity in the Russian Federation” was largely prepared by the experts of the Union. On the basis of the model law on the development of tourism at the regional level, developed by the North-West Branch of the PCT, relevant legislative acts were adopted in almost a third of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The PCT actively participates in the development of other regulations, including by-laws, federal and regional tourism development programs.
Other main areas of work of the Union include participation in the resolution of conflict situations arising on the market, improvement of the system of tourist formalities, training of personnel, sectoral system of statistical accounting and reporting, accounting and taxation, attracting investments for the development of tourism infrastructure, advertising and information support for the promotion of Russian tourism products in the domestic and foreign markets.
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